Rice and Peas

Name: Rice and Peas
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H10M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H30M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H40M0.000S
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: caribbean
Ingredients: 2 cups white rice, such as Uncle Ben's Original; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 6 sprigs fresh Jamaican thyme; 2 whole scallions; 1 small onion, chopped; 2 cups cooked pigeon peas (also called Congo or gunga peas); 1 can coconut milk; 1/2 Scotch bonnet pepper

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Level: Easy
Total: 40 min

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 30 min

Yield: 8 servings

Level: Easy
Total: 40 min

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 30 min

Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

2 cups white rice, such as Uncle Ben's Original

1 tablespoon olive oil

6 sprigs fresh Jamaican thyme

2 whole scallions

1 small onion, chopped

2 cups cooked pigeon peas (also called Congo or gunga peas)

1 can coconut milk

1/2 Scotch bonnet pepper

Directions

Soak the rice in a few changes of water and drain before using.
Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium heat and saute the thyme, scallions and onions until the onions soften. Add in 3 cups water, the pigeon peas, rice and coconut milk and bring to a boil. Turn down the heat to a simmer, add in the Scotch bonnet pepper and cook until the rice is done, about 25 minutes.

A viewer or guest of the show, who may not be a professional cook, provided this recipe. It has not been tested for home use.